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The board of directors took action to elect Brian W. Christian as a director and as president and chief executive officer of the registrant, in each case effective as of February 27, 2026. Mr. Christian has served as president of the registrant since May 2025. He previously served as the registrant's chief operating officer from 2023 to February 2026, as its executive vice president from 2016 until May 2025, as its chief strategy officer from 2021 to 2023, as its vice president, strategic business development from 2011 to 2016, and as its manager of strategic and financial planning from 2009 to 2011. He currently serves as executive vice president of Contran. Mr. Christian has served in strategic and financial planning positions (including officer positions) with various companies related to the registrant and Contran since 2006.

Michael S. Simmons has served on our board of directors and as our vice chairman of the board since 2023. He previously served as our executive vice president, finance from 2022 to 2023; as our senior vice president, finance from 2021 to 2022; and as our vice president, finance from 2019 to 2021. He currently serves as vice chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of Valhi; as vice chairman of the board of NL and CompX; and as president and chief executive officer of Contran. He has served as a director of Valhi and CompX since 2022 and as a director of NL and Contran since 2023. Mr. Simmons has served in accounting and financial positions (including officer positions) with various companies related to us and Contran since 2018. From 1994 to 2018, Mr. Simmons was employed by PwC, most recently as a managing director. Mr. Simmons is not related to Lisa K. Simmons, who may be deemed to control Kronos Worldwide.

John A. Sunny has served as our executive vice president since 2022 and as our chief information officer since 2015. He previously served as our senior vice president from 2020 to 2022; as our vice president from 2015 to 2020; and as our vice president, information technology from 2013 to 2015. He currently serves as executive vice president and chief information officer of Valhi and NL, as executive vice president of CompX, and as senior vice president and chief information officer of Contran. Mr. Sunny has served in information technology positions (including officer positions) with various companies related to us and Contran since 2003.

Bradley E. Troutman has served as our senior vice president and chief financial officer since August 2025. He served as chief financial officer of Pegasus Logistics Group, a global freight forwarding and logistics company, from 2024 to July 2025. From 2019 to 2022, he served as chief financial officer of Atlantic Aviation, a fixed-base operator (FBO) network and aviation services provider with FBO locations throughout the United States. Prior to 2019, Mr. Troutman served in financial leadership roles for two publicly traded corporations, where collectively he was employed for 12 years; he was employed by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board as manager, inspection division for two years; and he was employed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1996 to 2004, most recently as manager, assurance and business advisory services.

John E. Harper has served on our board of directors since 2016. Mr. Harper is currently a private investor. He previously served as vice president and chief financial officer of Dell Services, a business unit of the global information technology company Dell, Inc., from 2009 to 2014. Prior to the 2009 acquisition of Perot Systems Corporation, a worldwide provider of information technology services and business solutions, by Dell, he worked for 16 years with Perot Systems, most recently as their chief financial officer. Before joining Perot Systems, he worked for nine years in the audit practice of Ernst & Young LLP, serving a number of industries including technology, manufacturing, education and oil and gas. From 2015 to 2016, Mr. Harper served as a director and chairman of the audit committee and member of the compensation committee of Rackspace Hosting, Inc., a world leader in the managed cloud segment of the business information technology market. Mr. Harper is a certified public accountant. He has served as a director and on the audit committee of NL since prior to 2021 and on NL's management development and compensation committee since 2024. He is a member of our audit committee and our management development and compensation committee.

Loretta J. Feehan has served as chair of the board (non-executive) of us, CompX, NL and Valhi since 2017 and as a director of each such company since 2014. She is a certified public accountant who consults on financial and tax matters. Prior to forming her own practice, she served as a tax partner with Deloitte and Touche LLP serving primarily corporate clients. Ms. Feehan also taught continuing education courses from 2002 to 2016 to tax practitioners around the country for Accountant's Education Services. She has been a financial advisor to Lisa K. Simmons since prior to 2021.

Cecil H. Moore, Jr., age 86, has served on our board of directors since 2003. Mr. Moore is currently a private investor and retired from KPMG LLP in 2000 after 37 years in which he served in various capacities with the public accounting firm. Among other positions, he served as managing partner of the firm's Dallas, Texas office from 1990 to 1999. Prior to 1990, Mr. Moore was partner-in-charge of the audit and accounting practice of the firm's Dallas, Texas office for 12 years. From 2014 to 2016, Mr. Moore served as a director and chairman of the audit committee of Sizmek Inc., a former publicly held on-line advertising business that was spun-off in 2014 by Digital Generation, Inc. From 2011 to 2014, he served as a director and chairman of the audit committee of Digital Generation, Inc., a former publicly held provider of digital technology services to media outlets. From 2003 until 2009, Mr. Moore served as a director and chairman of the audit committee of Perot Systems. Mr. Moore is a certified public accountant. Since prior to 2021, he has served as a director and on the audit committee of NL, serving as chairman of its audit committee since 2019; and he has served as a member of NL's management development and compensation committee since 2019, and as that committee's chairman since 2024. From 2016 until 2019, he served as a director and as the chairman of the audit committee of CompX. He is a member of our management development and compensation committee and the chairman of our audit committee.

Meredith W. Mendes has served on our board of directors since 2018. Since 2024, Ms. Mendes has served as chief financial officer and a founding partner of Pierson Ferdinand LLP, a full-service technology-driven law firm with more than 270 lawyers in over 20 U.S. markets and London, where she is responsible for finance, accounting, tax, financial planning and analysis, treasury, payroll, human resources and related functions. From 2022 to 2023, Ms. Mendes served as the chief executive officer of Matthew Pritzker Company LLC, a single-family office. From 2020 to 2022, she served as chief operating officer and a partner of Gresham Partners, LLC, a wealth management and investment advisory firm, where she was responsible for finance, technology, cybersecurity, client and investment operations, facilities, legal and other support functions. From 2005 to 2020, Ms. Mendes served as executive director and chief operating officer of Jenner & Block LLP, a law firm with more than 500 attorneys with offices across the United States and in London, where she was responsible for firm-wide operations relating to finance, technology, facilities and real estate, human resources and other support functions. From 1999 to 2005, Ms. Mendes served as executive vice president and worldwide chief financial officer of Daniel J. Edelman, Inc., a global communications marketing firm. From 2019 to 2023, Ms. Mendes served as a director and on the audit and nominating and corporate governance committees of Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE: NX), a manufacturer of window and door, and kitchen and bath cabinet components sold to original equipment manufacturers. Ms. Mendes has a law degree from Harvard Law School, a Master of Business Administration degree with a finance concentration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and an AB (magna cum laude) from Brown University. Ms. Mendes is an Illinois certified public accountant. Ms. Mendes has earned her CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight from the Software Engineering Institute of Carnegie Mellon University. Ms. Mendes has served as a director and on the audit committee of NL since prior to 2021. She is a member of our audit committee.

Dr. R. Gerald Turner has served on our board of directors since 2003. He has served as president emeritus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas since 2025, after serving as its president from 1995 until 2025. He held previous executive and administrative positions at the University of Mississippi, the University of Oklahoma and Pepperdine University. He served from 2001 to 2020 as a trustee of the American Beacon Funds and American Beacon Select Funds, each a registered management investment company. He served on the board of directors of J.C. Penney Company from 1995 to 2019. Dr. Turner has served as a director and on the audit committee of NL since 2025. He is a member of our audit committee and chairman of our management development and compensation committee.

Kevin B. Kramer has served on our board of directors since 2023. He has served as senior advisor to the chief executive officer of ATI Inc. (previously named Allegheny Technologies, Incorporated), a publicly traded global manufacturer of specialty materials and components supplying the aerospace, defense, energy, medical, consumer electronics and automotive industries, since 2023. He has served since 2024 as a senior advisor to Brimstone, which co-produces multiple products including portland cement, supplementary cementitious materials, and smelter grade alumina. Since 2026, he has served as a member of the Strategic Advisory Board of Quantum Leap Energy LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of ASP Isotopes Inc., a publicly traded development stage advanced materials company dedicated to the development of technology and processes to produce isotopes for use in multiple industries. He previously served as senior vice president, chief commercial and marketing officer for ATI from 2014 to 2023. Prior to joining ATI, Mr. Kramer worked for Stoneridge, Inc. where he was president-Stoneridge wiring division and vice president from 2012 to 2014. Earlier experience includes serving as president-growth initiatives and president-wheel and transportation products for Alcoa, Inc. from 2004 to 2012 and serving in various roles for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company from 1983 to 2004. From 2022 until 2023, Mr. Kramer served as a director and on the audit committee of CompX and Valhi. Since 2023, he has served as a director and on the audit committee of NL. He is a member of our audit committee.

Bryan S. Bell has served as our vice president and controller, global finance since 2024. He has served in various accounting positions with us since 2017. Prior to 2017, Mr. Bell held various accounting positions in the consumer and industrial products industries and spent 10 years at Ernst & Young LLP in Dallas to begin his career.

Dennis Werner has served as our chief commercial officer since August 2025. He previously served as our president, EMEAA from 2023 to August 2025. He has served in various sales and marketing positions with us since 2018, including various vice president positions with some of our subsidiaries.

Bryan A. Hanley has served as our senior vice president since 2022 and as our treasurer since 2017. He previously served as our vice president from 2017 to 2022. He currently serves as senior vice president and treasurer of NL, Valhi and CompX and as Contran's vice president and treasurer.

Erica A. Austin has served as our senior vice president, human resources since May 2025. She currently serves as senior vice president, human resources of Valhi and Contran and as senior vice president, employee benefits of NL and CompX. Ms. Austin has served in human resources positions with various companies related to us and Contran since 2017.

Bart W. Reichert has served as our vice president, internal audit since 2021. He has also served as vice president, internal audit for CompX, Valhi and NL since 2021. From 1994 to 2021, Mr. Reichert was employed by PwC, most recently as a managing director.

Rainer F. Gruber has served as our executive vice president, chief manufacturing and technology officer since 2022. He previously served as our senior vice president, manufacturing and technology from 2019 to 2022 and as our vice president, product and process development from 2014 to 2019. He has served in various manufacturing and technology positions with us since 2003.

Kristin B. McCoy has served as our executive vice president, global tax since 2022. She previously served as our senior vice president, global tax from 2021 to 2022 and as our vice president, tax from 2018 to 2021. She currently serves as executive vice president, tax of Valhi, CompX, NL and Contran. Ms. McCoy has served in various tax accounting positions with various companies related to us and Contran since 2003.

Andrew B. Nace has served as our executive vice president since 2017. He previously served as our vice president from 2013 to 2017 and as our general counsel in 2013. He currently serves as executive vice president of NL and CompX, and as executive vice president and general counsel of Valhi and Contran. Mr. Nace has served in legal positions (including officer positions) with various companies related to us and Contran since 2003.

Ulrich F. Kabelac has served as our vice president and controller, global operations since 2024. He has served in various accounting positions with us since 2003.

Courtney J. Riley has served as our executive vice president since February 2026. She previously served as our executive vice president, chief transformation officer from 2022 to 2026; as our senior vice president, health, safety and environment from 2021 to 2022; as our senior vice president, environmental affairs from 2020 to 2021; and as our vice president, environmental affairs from 2013 to 2020. She currently serves as president and chief executive officer of NL; and as senior vice president of Contran. She has served as a director of NL since 2022. Ms. Riley has served in legal and environmental affairs positions (including officer positions) with various companies related to us and Contran since 2009.

Benjamin R. Corona has served as our president, Americas since 2023. He previously served as our president, global sales management from 2012 to 2023. In 2012, he served as our president, North American and export sales and marketing. He also served as our president, North American sales and marketing from 2008 to 2012 and from 2005 to 2008 as our vice president, marketing. He has served in various marketing positions with us since 2004.

Alexis A. Thomason has served as our senior vice president since May 2025 and as our general counsel since 2022. She previously served as our vice president from 2022 until May 2025. From 2019 to 2021, Ms. Thomason served as managing counsel, aviation systems segment of L3Harris Technologies, Inc., an aerospace and defense technology company, and also served as its assistant general counsel, electronics segment from 2018 to 2019. She was employed by Occidental Chemical Corporation, a chemical manufacturing company, from 2011 to 2018, most recently as senior counsel. Ms. Thomason started her legal career at the law firm Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. in Dallas, Texas.

Amy Allbach Samford has served as our executive vice president, finance since May 2025. She previously served as our executive vice president from 2022 until May 2025. She currently serves as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Valhi, NL, CompX and Contran. Ms. Samford has served in various accounting and financial positions (including officer positions) in various companies related to us and Contran since 2006.